Piper ran desperately to the bathroom door and knocked it repeatedly. Shit.
Sure, Alex had done drugs before, but she had never stricken her as the kind of person who would ever overdose. But again, what she had been through today is what you can call an unusual event.
No answer. Piper didn't think twice and opened the door abruptly, only to find Alex lying unsconscious in the bathtub.
She immediately felt like crying an entire Seine river. But she had to hold her tears back.
"For fuck's sakes. You didn't do this". The blonde grabbed the brunette's arm, shaking it unstoppably. "Alex. Alex!". She could tell she was breathing and had a pulse, but did not seem to wake up.
Carefully, she tilted the brunette's head back to make sure she could breathe properly. Then she quickly opened the drain in the tub, letting the water free and ran to the intercom, her heart racing.
"Hi, I need an ambulance for room 308. My... friend is unconscious, I think she took some pills." Her voice was unsteady. "Yes, she has a pulse and she's breathing, but I can't seem to wake her up. Ok. Thank you"
She ran back to the bathroom to find Alex lying naked and unsconscious in the empty tub.
"What did you do, Alex... the fuck did you do" Piper asked while she leaned towards her, trying to get her to wake up. She shook her shoulders once again, screaming even louder. "Alex! ALEX!" she was screaming when she suddenly slapped her face. She realized desperation had gotten the best of her and pulled apart, running her hands through her hair.
But that seemed to finally make Alex come to her senses. Pulling her to see if she could make her sit down while she regained consciousness, Piper held a a tight grip to her hands.
"Alex, for God's sake. Are you okay? Breathe."
"I am breathing. I was just sleeping. Not in an empty tub, that'd be weird" she said as she looked down.
"Weird? WEIRD? Weird is me coming back to find you unconscious inside a bathtub, our sleeping pills gone. What were you thinking? Can you stand up by yourself?" Piper asked, handing her a robe and helping her sit on the toilet, her hands still shaking.
"I'm not sure." she replied, still feeling numb.
In that moment, paramedics quickly entered the room, to which Piper screamed "In the bathroom! She's awake now."
"Did you call a fucking ambulance? Girl, I was just sleeping. Maybe a little heavily, but that's what I meant to do. No big deal."
"No big-fucking-deal? You are INSANE. Really. You could have drowned. And that bottle, it was empty. Why on Earth did you decide that taking meds and falling asleep in a bathtub would be a good idea?"
"It was just some pills, calm the fuck down, Piper. I needed to relax. It's not the first time I fall asleep in a tub. I probably overslept because of the whisky."
"Ladies, please, this is not the time for arguments." One of the paramedics intervened, but they completely ignored him. When they fought like this, everything else was just background.
"Are you kidding me? You drank alcohol, too?" Piper couldn't believe her ears
"Piper, please, don't mommy me. Diane doesn't need a substitute on Earth. I knew what I was doing."
Paramedics proceeded to take Alex to the ambulance.
"Come on guys, that's not really necessary. I'm fine. I'm awake now. I'm talking."
"You said you have drugs on your stomach.", another paramedic pointed out.
"But that's certainly not a first."
Piper was not amused by Alex's jokes. As they entered the ambulance, with Alex laying on a stretcher, she just couldn't believe how unnapreciative her ex-girlfriend was for still being alive. For Piper coming back to find her. For how she went from frightened to relieved - and now mad at her for not handling the situation seriously - in just a matter of minutes. She would never be able to forget that scene and how she would have lived the rest of her life feeling responsible for such tragedy if it had been the case. She knew she left her – but she had always wished her well. Always. God only knows how much she still loved her.
How many fights have they had over drugs in the past couple of years? And ironically, the main reason their relationship had fallen apart had just brought them together once again.
"You look mad. Don't be mad. I scared the hell out of you, I know. Look at me, Pipes – I'm okay now. I was scared, too. I just wanted to doze out, not kill myself. It was just some pills; that bottle was almost empty anyway. I wouldn't overdose, babe, not in a million years. Trust me, if I were to do this, I would have done it a long time ago. This is just temporary pain, but I'll find the strength it takes to get over all this and just go on with my life. I'm sorry you had to see me like that, but I'm also glad you came back."
The brunette took the palm of Piper's hand, kissed it, and then squeezed it. "Thank you for being here."
Piper felt as if anything she could respond would be unfair to both of them. So, for now, she just nodded and gazed at Alex's lively emerald eyes, holding tight to her ex's grip and feeling thankful for her life.
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So, this was the second chapter. I couldn't keep that cliffhanger going on for much longer, right? Piper freaked out for all the right reasons, but our girl Alex is a tough one. Chapter 3 is ready to be released in a few days. Still working on Chapter 4 but that one might take about 2 or 3 weeks to be posted because I'll be kind of busy. Thank you so much for your reviews! Please keep posting them and feel free to correct any mistakes. See you!
